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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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Arrest in hit-and-run death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes

New York City Police have announced early Friday an arrest in the case.
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FILE - This Jan. 26, 2015, file photo shows Lisa Banes in Park City, Utah. New York City Police have announced early Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, an arrest in the hit-and-run death of “Gone Girl” actor Banes. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020

Group reunions on Zoom have rarely been the fuel for good art
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FILE - Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loeb attends the Universal Music Group 2020 Grammy after party in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Loeb was inspired to capture the weirdness, wonder and horror of 2020 during a Brown University online reunion. She tapped dozens of her fellow alumni to create “Together Apart,” a collection of 10 mini-musicals that capture a year online. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File
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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has surgery for brain tumor

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has undergone surgery for a brain tumor
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Ed Sheeran to headline NFL's kickoff concert next month

Ed Sheeran will perform in a concert to kickoff the NFL season opener in Florida next month
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FILE - In this June 18, 2019, file photo, singer Ed Sheeran poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Yesterday'" in London. Sheeran will perform in a concert to kick off the NFL season opener in Florida next month. The NFL announced Friday, Aug. 6, that Sheeran will headline a pregame concert in Tampa, Fla. The British pop star's performance will take place before the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers face off against the Dallas Cowboys. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
August 06

Chicago house music DJ Paul Johnson dies of COVID-19 at 50

Paul Johnson, a Chicago house music disc jockey and producer who scored a hit with his 1999 track “Get Get Down,” has died from complications of COVID-19
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Meghan McCain makes low-key exit from 'The View'

Few things Meghan McCain has done on “The View” can be classified as low-key, until her exit on Friday
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This July 17, 2018 image released ABC shows Meghan McCain on the set of "The View," in New York. McCain made a low-key departure from “The View” after four years on Friday. (Paula Lobo /ABC via AP)
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar week of 8/9/21
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Meghan McCain says farewell to 'The View': 'This has been a really wild ride'

"I will always cherish the time I spent with all of you," McCain said.
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Meghan McCain says goodbye as she finishes her final show as co-host of "The View" on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021.
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Hezekiah Walker looks to bring gospel music center to HBCU

Hezekiah Walker became a student at Virginia Union University two years ago, but the Grammy-winning gospel singer took his collegiate experience to the next level by launching a gospel music center on the campus
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Hezekiah Walker poses for a portrait on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The multi-Grammy winner was tapped to lead the Hezekiah Walker Center of Gospel Music at the Historically Black College and University based in Richmond, Va. It’s being dubbed as the first academic center focused on gospel music at an HBCU where students can learn the cultural and business aspects of genre and the industry. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
August 06

COVID 'Green Pass' needed for museums, indoor dining in Italy

Visitors to Italy's museums and theaters now must show proof they've had a jab.
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Tourists have their "green pass" checked by security staff at the entrance of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. The so-called Green Pass, required from Friday to access indoor dining, theaters, indoor swimming pools, gyms, museums and other gathering places is granted to anyone with at least one dose of vaccine in the last nine months, who has recovered from COVID-19 in the last six months or tested negative in the previous 48 hours. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
August 06

Hundreds of volunteers help crews tackling Turkey wildfires

Turkish actor Tevfik Erman Kutlu was on a break from filming in Istanbul when wildfires that devastated swaths of southern Turkey first erupted
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Turkish volunteers prepare to fight wildfires in Turgut village, near tourist resort of Marmaris, Mugla, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Hundreds of volunteers have joined efforts to contain blazes that have swept through forests in Turkey's southern and southwestern coasts, fueled by a summer heatwave, low humidity and strong winds. The fires, described as Turkey's worst in living memory, have so far killed eight people _ including a teenaged volunteer who was carrying drinking water and other refreshments to firefighters in Marmaris. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)
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UK insurance scheme for live events gets partial welcome

Organizers of live events in the U.K., such as festivals and theaters, have given their partial support to a new coronavirus-related insurance initiative aimed at easing their financial worries
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FILE - In this Sunday, June 30, 2019 file photo, revelers react to Kylie Minogue as she performs at the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England. Organizers of live events in the U.K., such as festivals and theaters, have given their partial support to a new coronavirus-related insurance initiative aimed at easing their financial worries. In a statement late Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 the government said it was backing a 750 million-pound ($1 billion) insurance scheme that will cover the cancellation costs incurred by the hard-hit live events sector in the event of further lockdowns in the year from Sept. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File)
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Q&A: Barbra Streisand remixes her past for 'Release Me 2'

Barbra Streisand likes to get things just right
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FILE - Barbra Streisand presents the award for best musical at the Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2016. Streisand's new album “Release Me 2” arrives Friday, Aug. 6. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
August 05

Embattled HFPA announces reforms to bylaws, membership

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Thursday announced reforms to its bylaws and an overhaul of its membership process in a bid to diversify its ranks and potentially restore the heavily criticized Golden Globes
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FILE - Event signage appears above the red carpet at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, on Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Thursday announced reforms to its bylaws and an overhaul of its membership process in a bid to diversify its ranks and potentially restore the heavily criticized Golden Globes. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
August 05

$45M mansion sale reflects hot Hawaii real estate market

A San Francisco investment banker has sold his Maui mansion to a retired hedge fund CEO and a Hollywood actress for $45 million
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FILE - Actress Barret Swatek attends the Audi Golden Globe week kick off party in Los Angeles on Jan. 6, 2013. Swatek and her husband purchased a Maui mansion for $45 million. The cash sale of the eight-bedroom oceanfront residence reflects a hot market where the median price of a Maui home tops $1.1 million. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated

CNN has fired three employees for violating its policy that employees must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus
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FILE- This Jan. 17, 2001 file photo shows pedestrians entering CNN Center, the headquarters for CNN, in downtown Atlanta. CNN has fired three employees for violating its policy that employees must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The firings were revealed Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 as part of a memo sent by Jeff Zucker, chairman of WarnerMedia news and sports. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
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Yola embraces wide musical range on empowering new record

British-born singer Yola fully embraces a multi-genre style on “Stand For Myself."
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FILE - Yola performs at the fifth annual Love Rocks NYC concert to benefit God's Love We Deliver in New York on June 3, 2021. Yola's latest album "Stand For Myself" released on July 30. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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Gotham Awards to shift to gender-neutral acting awards

The Gotham Awards, the annual New York ceremony for independent film, is the latest film honor to shift to acting categories that aren’t defined by gender
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In rare move for murder defendant, Durst expected to testify

Robert Durst is expected to take the stand at his LA murder trial.
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FILE - In this still image taken Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from the Law & Crime Network court video, real estate heir Robert Durst watches as his defense attorney Dick DeGuerin presents a new round of opening statements in the murder case against Durst in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Inglewood, Calif. Durst is expected to take the stand at his Los Angeles County murder trial on Thursday, Aug. 5. (Law & Crime Network via AP, Pool, File)
August 05

Forest fires rage in Greece, threaten Olympics birthplace

A resurgent wildfire burned homes north of Athens and blazes across southern Greece forced more evacuations as weather conditions worsened and firefighters fought to save a former royal palace and the birthplace of the ancient Olympics
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire near Olympia town, western Greece, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle stopped the flames just outside the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. (Giannis Spyrounis/ilialive.gr via AP)
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Review: In 'Free Guy,' a videogame 'Truman Show'

“Free Guy," starring Ryan Reynolds, is a clever if increasingly familiar kind of meta movie that delights in seeing a videogame from the inside and turning a background character into hero
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This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Ryan Reynolds, center, and Lil Rel Howery in a scene from "Free Guy." (Alan Markfield/20th Century Studios via AP)
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Felix runs for history; Americans seek more basketball gold

Set the alarm for Day 14 of the Tokyo Games and watch Allyson Felix attempt to win a 10th track and field Olympic medal over breakfast
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Allyson Felix, of the United States, reacts prior to the start in a semifinal of the women's 400-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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USA Today Best-Selling Books for the week ending  8/1/2021
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Keith Urban, Carly Pearce to play ACM Honors

Country stars Keith Urban, Toby Keith and Carly Pearce will perform at the Academy of Country Music Honors this month, to honor Loretta Lynn, Dan + Shay and Luke Combs among others
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Keith Urban arrives at the 13th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. on Aug. 21, 2019, left, and Carly Pearce arrives at the CMT Music Awards on June 9, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Urban and Pearce will perform at the Academy of Country Music Honors. (AP Photo)
August 05

1966 death of heiress' employee under renewed scrutiny

The 1966 death of a longtime employee of wealthy tobacco and power company heiress Doris Duke is coming under renewed scrutiny because of an eyewitness account that has never before been made public
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FILE - In this June 17, 1971 file photo, heiress Doris Duke and her attorney Aram Arabian, leave Superior Court in Providence, R.I. When Duke, the fabulously wealthy tobacco and power company heir, ran over and killed a longtime employee and confidant at her Newport, R.I. mansion in 1966, many people never bought the official police report that the death was an "unfortunate accident." Peter Lance's book "Homicide at Rough Point" released earlier this year concluded that Duke literally got away with murder in the death of Eduardo Tirella. (AP Photo, File)
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Resuming a national tour? Oh, Hall & Oates can go for that

John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum soul-pop duo behind hits like ″Private Eyes,” ″Rich Girl” and “Maneater,” is ready to hit concert stages again and prepared for an extra loud reaction
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FILE - Daryl Hall and John Oates perform in Glendale, Ariz. on July 17, 2017. The multi-platinum duo behind hits like ″Private Eyes,” ″Rich Girl” and “Maneater,” is ready to hit concert stages again. Their new tour kicks off Aug. 5 at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mass. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)
August 05

Texas water park chemical leak blamed on filtration system

A Texas water park says a chemical exposure that sent dozens of people to hospitals was caused by “improper installation” of a water filtration system
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FILE - Emergency personnel vehicles are parked near the scene where people are being treated after chemical leak at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown on July 17, 2021 in Spring, Texas The Texas water park says a chemical exposure that sent dozens of people to hospitals was caused by “improper installation” of a water filtration system, Wednesday, Aug. 4. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
August 05

Corruption charges dropped for Hong Kong singer, activist

Prosecutors in Hong Kong have dropped corruption charges against a prominent singer and pro-democracy activist after initially accusing him of providing entertainment to sway voters in a legislative by-election
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Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Anthony Wong arrives at a court Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Wong, who was charged with corrupt conduct for allegedly providing entertainment to voters to sway their votes in a by-election, had the charges dropped on Thursday. (AP Photo/Matthew Cheng)
August 05

Shattered by blast, landmark Beirut museum tries to rebuild

Lebanon's only modern art museum, the Sursock, is still rebuilding a year after the Beirut port explosion decimated it
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A stain glass artist works to recreate one of the stained-glass windows that were the trademark of Beirut’s Sursock Museum, shattered in last year’s port explosion, at the Maya Hussaini workshop, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, June 28, 2021. Lebanon's only modern art museum, the Sursock, was the beating heart of Beirut's arts community, and some hope that reopening it will be a first step in the harder task of  rebuilding the city's once thriving arts scene. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Italy wins US case as it seeks to reclaim marble statue

Italy has won a legal victory in its bid to reclaim an ancient marble statue it asserts was stolen after it turned up in the possession of a New York antiquities dealer
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Real estate heir Durst expected to testify at murder trial

New York real estate heir Robert Durst is expected to take the stand at his Los Angeles County murder trial on Thursday
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FILE - In this still image taken Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from the Law & Crime Network court video, real estate heir Robert Durst watches as his defense attorney Dick DeGuerin presents a new round of opening statements in the murder case against Durst in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Inglewood, Calif. Durst is expected to take the stand at his Los Angeles County murder trial on Thursday, Aug. 5. (Law & Crime Network via AP, Pool, File)
August 04

Drummer Charlie Watts likely to miss Rolling Stones' tour

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will likely miss the band’s upcoming U.S. tour to allow him to recover from an unspecified medical procedure
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FILE - Charlie Watts, of the Rolling Stones, performs during a concert of the group's No Filter Europe Tour at U Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, France, Oct. 22, 2017. Watts will likely miss the band’s upcoming U.S. tour to allow him to recover from an unspecified medical procedure. A spokesperson for the musician said Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, the procedure was “completely successful” but that Watts needs time to recuperate. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
August 04

'Flower Drum Song' and screen star Alvin Ing dies at 89

Actor and singer Alvin Ing, known for roles on Broadway and on tour in “Pacific Overtures” and “Flower Drum Song” as well as in films such as “The Gambler,” has died
August 04
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2014 file photo, Alvin Ing attends "The Gambler" premiere in New York. Ing, know for his roles on Broadway and on tour in "Pacific Overtures" and "Flower Drum Song" as well as in films such as "The Gambler," has died. He was 89. Ing died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, in Burbank, California, due to COVID-19 complications, according to his representatives at Mosaic PR. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
August 04

AP Interview: Reddy says Harry, Meghan mulled New Zealand

The queen’s representative in New Zealand said Prince Harry and Meghan discussed moving to the South Pacific country during their 2018 visit
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New Zealand’s Governor-General Patsy Reddy speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. Reddy says Prince Harry and Meghan discussed moving to New Zealand during a 2018 visit, more than a year before announcing they were stepping back from royal duties and moving to North America. (AP Photo Sam James)
August 04

Duchess of Sussex launches mentoring project on her 40th

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shown her comic side in a video she made to launch a mentoring project for women as she marked her 40th birthday
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Biden nominates Mark Brzezinski as US ambassador to Poland

President Joe Biden has nominated Mark Brzezinski to serve as his ambassador to Poland
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FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, not pictured, walks with U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski in Stockholm, Sweden. President Joe Biden has nominated Brzezinski, an Obama-era diplomat with deep ties to Poland, to serve as his ambassador to Warsaw. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
August 04

Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy looks back on a special career

Blues guitar legend Buddy Guy has influenced some of the greatest guitarists of all time, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Gary Clark Jr. to name a few
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Buddy Guy poses for a portrait to promote the latest installment of the PBS biography series, “American Masters” on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at his blues club Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
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Baltimore flutist fired months after social media rebuke

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has fired its principal flutist months after distancing itself from her controversial social media posts
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Review: In ‘Annette,’ an eccentric, tortured pop opera

Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard star as a tortured, artistic couple in “Annette,” from French director Leos Carax and the avant garde musicians Ron and Russell Mael, who make up the pop duo Sparks
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This image released by Amazon Studios shows Adam Driver, left, and Marion Cotillard in a scene from "Annette." (Amazon via AP)
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Flaunt it, Mel! Brooks memoir 'All About Me' out this fall

If anyone has a right to tell his story, it's Mel Brooks
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FILE - In this May 17, 2017 file photo, Mel Brooks attends the LA Premiere of "If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Brooks has a memoir coming in November. It's called “All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
August 04

Sleuths in Spain sniff out illegal COVID-19 parties in Ibiza

Some of the summer hires on the Mediterranean party island of Ibiza are different this year
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Carnegie Hall to reopen Oct 6 with Philadelphia Orchestra

Carnegie Hall will return from the coronavirus pandemic with a gala concert featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra on Oct. 6
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Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show

The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony
August 04
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Grammy Awards are taking an important step toward making the annual show more diverse. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, that next year’s 64th annual awards will be produced with an inclusion rider. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
August 04

Cuomo investigation: What we know and what's next

Just over a year ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was widely beloved for his telegenic response to the coronavirus pandemic
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a press conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. An investigation found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in and out of state government and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers, James announced Tuesday. Attorneys Joon Kim, right, and Anne L. Clark, lead investigators, listen. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
August 04

'Flower Drum Song' and screen star Alvin Ing dies at 89

Actor and singer Alvin Ing, known for roles on Broadway and on tour in “Pacific Overtures” and “Flower Drum Song” as well as in films such as “The Gambler,” has died
August 04
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2014 file photo, Alvin Ing attends "The Gambler" premiere in New York. Ing, know for his roles on Broadway and on tour in "Pacific Overtures" and "Flower Drum Song" as well as in films such as "The Gambler," has died. He was 89. Ing died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, in Burbank, California, due to COVID-19 complications, according to his representatives at Mosaic PR. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
August 03

NY report details CNN's Chris Cuomo's role advising brother

A report from New York's attorney general added some details to earlier stories that CNN's Chris Cuomo participated in strategy sessions for his older brother
August 03
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2018 file photo, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo attends the 12th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Cuomo appeared to offer advice on a statement by his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, addressing allegations of sexual harassment, according to a report issued on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The CNN prime-time personality testified to investigators looking into his older brother’s behavior. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
August 03

Tencent limits gaming for kids after official media critique

China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, will limit gaming time for minors and ban children younger than 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium."
August 03
Visitors gather at a display booth for Chinese technology firm Tencent at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2020. China's biggest gaming company Tencent Holdings said Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, that it would limit gaming time for minors and ban children under 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games "spiritual opium" on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 03

Wall of ice collapses at Titanic Museum in Tennessee, 3 hurt

A wall of ice at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee collapsed and injured three guests
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FILE - In this April 3, 2012 file photo, visitors check the passenger list against their boarding pass to see if they were a survivor or casualty of the sinking of the ship at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The iceberg wall at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee collapsed and injured three guests, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. The attraction closed Monday night after the collapse but reopened for those with tickets on Tuesday.(Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press via AP, File)